Digital BW, The Print

Hello Drd,

> My qeustion is this: Where do i start in terms of buying inks 
> (piezography vs. MIS), software, setup? I am no professional, but i 
> print out 10-20 8x10 and 11x14 prints weekly. I have read the info 
> on the MIS website and piezography site, and am unsure the best way 
> to proceed. I want to print beutiful B&W prints and not have to 
> worry about color casts of using color inks w/ the B&W printing 
> process. I need some hand holding here as i need a direction and a 
> plan (ie inks, printer suggestions, workflow, curves, profiles, the 
> whole 9 yards).
> 
> Anyone willing to share thier recomendations would be greatly 
> appreciated. Thanks in advance

There are so many options that it's hard to know where to begin. 
Unfortunately, many of them require a considerable investment and/or
committment to a specific setup.  So I always recommend the Black Only
(BO) technique as a good and easy way to get started with a minimum of
frustration and expense.  There is information about it at the web
site below, along with other general info about inks, printers, paper
and other things.  

Using BO will get you started right away with a minimum of fuss -
there's a lot of basic stuff to learn in the beginning. While you're
doing this and gaining experience you can be reading and forum
watching to learn about what other things are available.  Any time you
are ready you can try other things and you won't have committed to
something you'll later wish you hadn't.

Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at    
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm